Tuesday, March 3, 2009

GLOBAL GREEN USA ANNOUNCES LARGEST RECYCLABLE WHOLESALE TRANSFER PACKAGING INITIATIVE IN U.S. TO COMMENCE AT WORLD’S LARGEST FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERMEDIA ALERT: Program Could Save Millions of Dollars, Reduce More than 100,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Annually

The launch will include an announcement by Interstate Container and Mountaire on their commitment to green poultry wholesale packaging, their progress to date, and ground-breaking trials underway. The first phase of meeting the 100% recyclable packaging goal will be to conduct trials for all food and packaging types, ranging from seafood to broccoli, to demonstrate that the packaging performs and its potential for cost savings. This initiative involves a mix of corporate partners and competitors collaborating to make recyclable packaging a reality.

MORE: The Hunt’s Point Demonstration Project is but one of several of Global Green USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery dedicated to generating business value through creating a sustainable, zero waste New York City. Founded in 1993 by activist and philanthropist Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green is the American Arm of Green Cross International (GCI), which was created by President Mikhail S. Gorbachev to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future by reconnecting humanity with the environment.For more information visit the Coalition for Resource Recovery, http://thecorr.org/